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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
Higher. *Lower.
WEST vIRGINIA.s MIDDLE.

The West Virginia senatorial middle is
getting more muddled than ever. When
the legislature adjourned without making
choice of senator the governor, who seems
TO be as much of numb-Skull as the legS-
lature was, appointed man by the name
of Lucas to fill the vacancy, and then
turned right around and called an extra Ses-
sion of the legislature. The governor says
that he appointed Lucas to serve two years.
The constitution and laws of the United
States only empower the governor of state
to fill vacancy in the senate until the next
meeting of the state legislature. The state
constitution of West Virginia says that
when legislature is called together in eX-
ira session it shall only transact such bust
ness as was enumerated in the call. The
governor omitted to say that the election of
a senator was one of the purposes for which
the legislature was called together. And
now the legislators do not seem to know
which is most mandatory upon them-the
state constitution or the federal conStitu-
ton. Their oath of Office requires them to
support both, but in this instance there is a
conflict between the two. The federal con-
stitution clearly makes it the duty of the
legislature to elect successor to CAMDEN.
The state constitution says 1t cannot do it
because the governor failed to mention it in
his call for the extra session. 1t leaves to
the legislature the duty of deciding where
paramount allegiance belongs whether it is
to the state or to the federal government.
In the light of recent events there ought to
be no sort of hesitation. The duty of the
legislature is to obey first the provisions of
the federal constitution and to throw upon
the shoulders Of the numb-scull of the gov
ernor of the state the responsibility for not
performing his duty. One thing is certain.
If the legislature fails to elect a senator
then Mr.. LUCAS, the governors appointee,
will be denied admission to the senate and
thus the Democratic strength in that body
will be weakened by the loss of one men,
bap
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HIT HIM WITH A WHIP.
Sensational Wind-Up of Temperance
Meeting at Village in Massa-
chusetts.
A Prominent Farmer Oowhided by a Young
Married Woman for Alleged
SANDER
Lucy Parsons ssChfns'' the Mayor of
Columbus, o., and is Promptly
Arrested.
Oscar Neebe, the Chicago Anarchist.
Views the Body of His Dead
Wife.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
LEE. Mass, March 9.-There was tenn
perance meeting in the Methodist church at
Huntsville Tuesday evening, and one of
those who sat in the front pews was John
Hart, wealthy farmer in whose honor the
village was named. Farmer Hart put OH
his overcOat and was walking away from
the church to take his carriage when he was
met by Mrs. Mary Grossly. a young wife
who had worked in his family previous to
her marriage. Hold on, John Hart"
SAID she; Il want you to take back the
stories YOU have told about me-"
Il have said nothing but the truth,
Mary" he replied.
''You are a liar and coward" she
screamed, rushing at him and drawing Il
green hide from under her shawl. land if
you don't take back your falsehoOds I'll
lick you till you do" She struck Hart
twice across the face, and When he clnched
her to take away the whip, her husband
who stood close by. interfered and gave the
former a severe horsewhipping.
''She tried to make trouble between me
and my wife" said Hart, land tried to
smirch my character and so / had to expose
her. She is hot-headed and AIN going to
have her put under bonds to keep the peace.
She is dangerous person to society,""
HE is mean, dirty old blackguard," is
Mrs. Crosely's version of the trouble,
land I'd like to scratch his eyes OUT
what did he say about yOu?" was
asked.
mo matter, he knows and know, and
that is enough"
Grossly and his wife will be arrested to-
morrow
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3 Kentucky Tragedy.

LOUISVILLE. KY, March 9.-News has
been received from lonely farming com
munity Oh Gatsfork, in Lawrence county
OF terrible tragedy. Samuel Smith aged
10, who had some difficulty with a neigh
Dor. Stephen Hammond, Yesterday armed
himself with revolver and went over to
Halnmond's, following him into his house
Hammond then reached for his rifle bnt
Smith fired and killed him. Hammond's
wife and children, a boy and girl, attacked
the murderer. but he fatally wounded Mrs
Hammond. and as the children tried TO es
cape he felled them with balls. Thinking
he had killed them all he fled to the monn7
tains and has not yet been caught. Mrs.
Hammond will die and the children NAV
not recover. 1t was hours after the shoot.
ing before neighbors came, attracted bv the
cries of the hoy
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
Extra Session Gossip.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Democratic
members of congress and others who have
access to the president and means of knowl-
edge on the subject. do not believe that
there is any possibility of an extra session
of congress now. The prevalent impress
sion, as gathered by a reporter from con-
versation with members of congress. is that
the Fifteth congress will be called together
in the fall, perhaps in October, in order
that some Of the important legislation to
come before it may be matured early. 1t
is well-known fact that congress scarcely
ever does any business until after the holt
day recess. In view of the fact that CUES
tions of revenue aud taXatian, of Tortitica-
lions and others of great public interest
must receive attention at the next session,
it is thought that the president will call a
session to begin in the fall, and that it Will
run along into the regular session.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
THE GREAT SILL LIVE.

''AlaS, all our great men are dying off" is
the melancholy refrain of a Eastern con-
temporary i'll an article referring to the
dying hours of HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
OF course they are. Why should not they
die off. The great men of all ages have
died, and there is no reason why the great
men of this age should be an exception. 1t
is but natural that we should be loath to
give them up and regret their departure
when gone. But there is consolation in the
knowledge that their places are to be taken
by other great men. There is new race
of great men coming on who are destined to
make their mark and to impress their indi-
vidualities on the coming age just as dis
tinctly as those who have gone and are going
impressed theirs on this age. There has
been no deterioration in the human race.
There has been no refuent tide of intellect
ual greatness. Mr.. BEEcHER was only a
distinguished type of that great composite
race which has incorporated into its bosom
all the vital elements of human
progress. 1t is race which never
gave an indication of intellectual
barrenness. From its loins have sprung
the intellectual giants of the earth. Centu-
ries of toll and achievement have not salts
fed its aspirations. 1t still progresses and
will continue to progress until the book of
Time is sealed forever, While one after
another of its heroes drop by the wayside
there are those yet in the ranks capable of
stepping to the front to take the vacant
places of leadership. When the occasion
calls them to the front they are prepared to
obey the summons. Though tearfully we
lay our great men of to-day away in their
graves, yet hopefully we extend welcome
to the new leaders of tomorrow. A nation
which was capable in its primitive condi-
tions to produce BEECHER is capable of
producing even greater than he when in
the fullness of its development. The tears
which the nation will shed to-day over the
newmade grave OF the great preacher will
not be the tears of one who mourns with
out hope. Bereaved we are. but not be-
reft
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
Manning Quits.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Although
Secretary Manning's resignation does not
take effect until the 1st proX., he virtually
severed his connection with the department
this afternoon. In accordance with his eX-
pressed wish there was no formal leave
taking, but the very few officials who knew
of his contemplated departure improved the.
opportunity to call and say goodbye He
was presented with handsome floral de-
sign by the messengers attached to his
office. vino also sent letter expressing their
appreciation of his kind and c0nsiderate
treatment. Mr.. Manning will leave Wash
ington tomorrow for short trip to New
York and Albany prior to his departure for
Europe. He is suffering from a severe cold,
but otherwise his health has been unim-
paired since his return to duty. Acting
Secretary Fairchild is still regarded as his
most likely successor
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
Gone to Canada.

BosToN. March 9.-William c.. Hickman,
originally of Philadelphia, but lately of
Boston, has joined the American colony
in Canada, after having. it is alleged.
swindled number of Boston capitalists
out of between 100000 and $40, 1000.
Hickman claimed to have formula for
manufacturing an article that he called
''shgarne' out of common starch. The
sugarlne was to take the place of ordinary
sugar. to which it was equal in all re-
spects. According to Hckman's story the
sugarine could be made for i cents per
pound. and sold readily for So cents.
Several capitalists became interested and
furnished considerable sums of money
which it is said Hickman perverted to his
own use. When he found he could no
longer blindfoId the dupes he left the city
for Montreal. where he now is. He makes
no secret of his whereabouts. Hickman
is said to be very we'll connected in Phil
adelphia
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companies which is soon to take place in
that city. There is no special reason why
Mr.. DAVIS should 20 to Washington and
there seems to be none why he she uld stay
away. He is an alien and would probably
receive the same privileges and courtesies
that any other foreigner would.
JEFFERSON DAVIS is a citizen of mystical
sort of country. called 1.-The Long Ago" Ii
is a thinly populated region where the few in
habitants subsist on dried memories and
canned preiudices. The land is watered by
the springs of Marah and no green thing ever
grows ON the banks of the streams.
~
1t is thought that about the time JEFF Dy-
Wis reaches Washington the White house will
be vacated for spring cleaning, and the presi-
dent will be up in the Alleghanies angling
for brook trout. 1t will be little in advance
OF the fishing season, but then, JEFF is COM
to Washington earlier than he is wanted.
~
When JEFF DAVIS gets TO Washington and
goes around to the register of deeds office,
aud sees a crowd of disappointed white Re-
publican office seekers standing at the
threshold cursing Democratic administra-
ton for putting a niger in office, he will be-
gin to realize what his great rebellion brought
this country TO-
VIII some reader of Sunbeams be kind
enough to tell the GLOBE who is the author of
the following exquisite little poem?
THE RIVER TINE.
Oh! wonderful stream is the river of Time,
AS it runs through the realm of tears,
with faultless rythm and a musical rhyme
And broader sweep and surge sublime,
AS it blends in the ocean of years!
How the winters are drifting like flakes of
snow,
And the summers like birds between.
And the years in the sheaf, how they come
and they go
On the rivers breast with its ebb and it's flow,
AS 1t glldeS in the shadow and Sheeni
There's a magic isle up the river Time,
Where the softest of airs are playing,
There'S cloudleSs sky and tropical cline,
And song as sweet as a vesper chime,
And the Junes with the roses are straying
And the name of this isle is the Long Ago.
And we bury our treasures there;
There are brows of beauty and bosoms of
snow,
There are heaps of dust-oh! we loved them
There are trinkets and tresses of hair.
There are fragments of soIgs that nobody
sings,
There are parts of an infants prayer,
There's a lutte unswept a harp without
strings,
There are broken VOWS and pieces of rings,
And the garments our loved used to wear.
There are hands that are waved when the
fairy shore
By the fitful mirage is lifted in air,
And we sometimes hear through the turbu-
lent roar
Sweet voices we heard in the days gone be-
fore,
When the wind down the river was fair.
Oh! remember for aye be that blessed isle,
All the day of our life until night;
And when evening CLOVIS with its beautiful
smile,
And our eyes are closing in slumbers awhile,
May the greenwood of soul be in sight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
Mrs. Parsons Arrested.

COLUMBUS, o., March 9.-NIrs. Lucy
Parsons, the lecturing anarchist, was re-
fused hall by a locaAkociety where she
had Intended to speak tonight. She went
to the mayors office to protest against this
action, and became so demOnstrative and
abusive that she was locked up.
When Mrs. Parsons called OH the man.
agement of the armory, where the speech
was to be made. and found she could not
secure the place for the purpose, and also
that the mayor had been asked to prevent
the meeting being held, she proceeded to
the city prison and was considerably en-
ragged at the time. She told the mayor she
wanted protection at the armOry and that
she wanted his assistance in securing the
hall, as it had been paid for. She was in
formed that police would be sent to the
armory and that no meeting of the charac-
ter would be held, and she proceeded to up
braid him in the name of freedom, saying
that he was a scoundrel and unfit for
the position he held, else he would
extend the protection asked for; that
there would in time be a revolution and a
deal by which the working people would
secure their rights. She finally informed
the mayor that he was of little consequence.
and that the meeting would be held regard
less of him or his police protection. In
the height of her excitement. the mayor
ordered her to be taken to a cell, and re-
fused to let any of the local sympathiZers
see her tonight, although quite a number
Of them have called. Quite a crowd
gathered at the armory to attend the meet
ing, not knowing that Mrs. Parsons had
been arrested, but none of them were
allowed to come in, being informed that
The meeting would not take place.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
Lieut.. POvyefI's Illness.

SPoei"i 10 tue GLOBE.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The condition
OF Lieut.. Joseph S. Powell, of the signal
corps, who is sick at his residence in this
city, and who is well known in Nebraska
ana Minnesota, is such as to cause the
greatest apprehension, and it is almost i'm
probable that he will survive many days
longer His physical condition yesterday
was such that he is utterly unable, signal
ofllcer says, to raise hand. and is wholly
cared for by attendants as though he was
an infant of weeks age. His mental
condition is such that he can't talk or re-
ecognize any one. and he is imbecile rather
than insane. After his arrival here Gen.
Greedy had him released from arrest as
soon as his condition became known.
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Satisfactory Tests.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Oficers of the
ordnance corps are very much.gratitied with
the performance of the new eight-inch steel
rifle, now being tested at Sandy Hook.
This gun was built at the West Point
foundry OF English domestic steel. Thirty
test rounds have been fired, and the trials
will be continued during the summer.
With shot weighing 2S9 pounds aud
a charge of American brown powder the
velocity OF the projectile was 1875 feet.
and the energy developed at distance OF
LOCO yards, equal to 1000 foot tons. Gen
Benet says that these results have been
carefully compared with the records of
trials OF the new navy gun. and Krupp.
English and French guns of the same
caliber, and established the fact that the
army eight-inch steel rifle is quite equal
to the navy gun, and better than guns of
corresponding caliber made by foreign
manufacturers.
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"BOUNCER" BENEDICT.
The New Public Printer Making Life a
Burden for Some of His Com
positors.
Several Hundreds of Them Given Glori-
GUS Opportunity for Carrying
the Banner
Secretary Manning Severed All Con-
nection With the Treasury De-
partment Yesterday.
A Brief Prepared on the Presidents
Power to Sign Bills After
Adjournment.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Mar. "a painful state
of trepidaUion and fears exists among the
employees at the government printing office.
Public Printer Benedict is almost daily
sending notices through his foreman to
scores of compostOrs, pressmen, etc., which
reads thus
II am instructed by the public printer to in
form you that your services will not be re-
quired in this Office after this date
This means summary dismissal. Others
are receiving Burroughs, which are equiv
alent to dismissal. Benedict says this
course is necessary..on account of deficiencies
created by his predecessor, but declares
there is all the work the entire force can
do. Yesterday forty men were discharged.
To-day about the same number were re-
leved from duty and the reduction Of force
will continue till over 2, 800 employees are
cut down to about 1000. The public prn-
ter has asked for numerous improvements
in the way of machinery, but there is little
likelihood that congress will grant them.
large proportion of the people being dis
missed will have no work to do, and many
will be i'll almost destitute circumstances.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
A Dime social.

The ladies of Garfield Relief Corps No. 5
gave dime social last evening in Garfield
post hall, at which there was Il large attend
ance. A literary and musical programme
furnished entertainment which opened with
a chorus by the Daughters of Veterans
Miss Winnie Milham recited Liberty
Bell and recftations were also
given by Miss Elsie Hasswinkle,
Miss Nellie Morse and F. w. Baumgartner
Miss Maud Steenstra sang a solo and dia-
logues were recited by Miss Steenstra and
Miss Jenkins and by the Misses Winnie and
Mabel Milham. Messrs. Murphy and Grady
gave an exhibition OF comic specialties and
the programme closed with a drill by the
Daughters of Veterans, after which refresh
ments were served.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10

despair to funeral ceremony which ought
not to exist 1t is lovely trait In human
nature which prompts us to pay respect to
our beloved dead and to cherish their MEM
cries. But that is no reason why we should
continue a custom which has come down
from barbaric ages of treating our dead as
though they were lost to us forever. To
the believer in an immortal existence,
death is only the gateway to life.
1t is the prelude to grand
coronation scene in which the loved one
who has just passed away is to be the cen
trail figure If that be true. and we believe
III its Truth, how much more appropriate
that the funeral should be an event OF joy
ful celebration. Our own selfish grief
should be hushed in the paeans of victory
which arise on the other bank of the river.
How much better it would be if funeral en-
blems were more suggestive of life and pu-
rity and immortality than of death and
gloom and despair. How much better to
make it the occasion of gratitude that the
battle Is ended and of cheerfulnesS that
the victory is won than be forced to contem-
plate it as a SymboliZation of something
that is lost beyond ali hope. The first
sense of bereavement which comes to Il
stricken heart may be too intense to admit
of consolation for the moment. But it is
certain that the wearing of sable garments
or the decorations of crepe at the funeral
are not calculated to shed cheerfulness into
the darkened recesses. How much better it
would be if our funeral customs would only
help us to think that our loved ones are not
dead, but just gone away-just to think of
them as having left us when
with CHEEKY smile and a wave of the
hand
They wandered away into an unknown land,
And left US dreaming how very fair
Ii must be, since they linger there
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
FUNERAL CUSTOMS.

1t is in accordance with wish long ago
expressed by the dead Brooklyn preacher
that the friends have omitted from
to-day's funeral ceremonies all the
outward trappings of mourning. There
is something touchingly beautiful in
the substitution of flowers for the
regulation crepe. 1t is to be hoped that the
innovation will grow into general custom.
One half of the gloom with which the
human imagination invests death is from
our association Of the mournful obseryances
Of funeral. Tolling bells, the draped
bier, the darkened emblems of mourning.
the custom of wearing black, all contribute
10 feeling of sadness and give tinge of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10

Has a Larger Circulation than that
of Amy other Newspaper Printed
Northwest of Chica sc land il is Stead
lily and Rapidly HncreasinR,K Keeping
Pace with the Growth of the Great
City of which the GLOBE is Admit
tedly the JOurnaiIstic Representa-
live.
Its the Best Advertising Medium
for Those WHO Desire TO Reach All
Glasses of Newspaper IL eaders i'm the
Great Northwest, and Especially ia
Minnesota and Da kOta.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10

AUSTRIA and Russia could just as salts
factoriy settle their differences, and do it too,
with much less annoyance and expense, by each
selecting champion TO enter twenty-four-
foot ling and abiding By the conclusion there
by arrived at. Col. SULLIVAN and Mr.. CAR
DIFF would doubtless be willing to superin-
tend the details.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
Fire at Butte.

Special to the Globe.
BUTTE. Mont, March 9.-Fire broke out
in Ramsey's frame boarding house at IL p.
m, and very soon spread to the adjoining
buildings. Before the fire was ex-
tinguished four were destroyed. The loss
OH three buildings owned by John Moves is
$1,000, partially insured. Thomas Ro-
CONS loss on his saloon is $1,000. with no
insurance; Charles Ramsey, furniture,
81. 200: no insurance.
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A Hard working Body.

Duluth Herald.
The legislature has really accomplished
great deal, and, whatever else may be said of
it, it will always be remembered as Il hard
working body For its neglect to pass re-
apportionment bill the senate will be held
responsible. This absolute refusal 70 do JUS
tee to the new porti' n; of Minnesota should
cause every man, who is now DISTINGUISHED,
to remember for all times all those politicians
and senators who absolutely opposed the
measure or were lullewarm in its support
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10

going toward the Kentucky shore. He
called on Steele to return. Steele,s con
Leslie, also in skiff who
was at the Indiana shore. called
to his father not to return. Driver then
fired at the elder Steele. The bow begged
the constable not to kill his father. where
upon Driver deliberately shot the bow in
flictlng fatal wound. A warrant was is.
sued for the arrest of Driver.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-10
laid Down Their Arn,s

LANCASTER, Pa, March 9.--Walten and
Green, the convicts in the Lancaster comfy
prison, who yesterday procured the keen
ers revolver and detied the authorities sur-
rendered this morning. During the night
they attempted to break through the wall
but were unsuccessful. They have been
placed in solitary confinement.